Frank Dresser wrote:

"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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Most paid time stations demand payment well in advance of the show. This
is
not a "net 30" proposition.



Is that also true of the SW stations? It seems to me there has been a large
buildup to transmitting capacity over the last few years WWRB and WBCQ
each have 5 transmitters. WWCR has 4. There are 5 transmitters at
WHRI/WHRA/KHWR. Plus WRMI and all the others. This suggests a possible
transmitter overcapacity and SW station owners may not have much leverage.

Brother Stair claims he's been able to buy air time as low as 7 or 8 dollars
an hour, with the provision that he can be bumped off with no notice. He
says the broadcasters call him up and offer him that deal, simply because he
pays his bills. Dave Frantz solicits programming on the air, and says he
keeps costs down by being on of the SW broadcasters who insist on prepayment
for programming. Given his claimed payment problems with the patriots and
gold bugs, it seems his insistence isn't hard and fast.

Really have to wonder if there is any 'real' money to be made in SW
broadcasting.

Most (if not all) of the outfits are private so they won't be publishing any
figures.

It would appear that they do get by though, at least to a certain extent.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B